Borderlands

[judgejudy]

Re: Borderlands

i would say if you're having doubts, or you're unsure about this one, just think about this one word...bioshock

[MC Fatigue]

Re: Borderlands

i would say if you're having doubts, or you're unsure about this one, just think about this one word...bioshock

So you think we shouldn't buy it because it's going to be an overrated game with a good story, but tedious, fairly boring gameplay?

[TheDutchDad]

Re: Borderlands

So you think we shouldn't buy it because it's going to be an overrated game with a good story, but tedious, fairly boring gameplay?

If that's what you thought about Bioshock then I completely agree. I don't understand all the love for Bioshock. Cool story, loved the 50's feel to it, but I couldn't play more than 2 hours of that game before I gave up because of how tedious it became.

[Tiko7523]

Re: Borderlands

what do u guys think this game is gonna get?

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Borderlands Updated Hands-On - High-Level Gameplay

In our time in the advanced areas of the game, we visited a few different areas with a character that was ridiculously powerful--several levels ahead of each area and armed to the teeth with a high-powered sniper rifle, an incendiary submachine gun, and a flat-out ludicrous rocket launcher that just happened to have the ability to fire rockets that split into multiple shots with every pull of the trigger to deliver absurd amounts of damage in a single area. Because we were packing this much heat, we decided to try out our new toys first in Old Haven, a bombed-out town that has been taken over by a mysterious faction of disturbingly organized mercenaries known as the Crimson Lance.

These mercs are apparently after the vault, just like you, and they'll attack you on sight with their own high-powered sidearms and from turret emplacements. They also carry generators that erect translucent red shield barriers, which they can set up in front of themselves to create their own cover. Unless you have a powerful sniper rifle that can zoom in on the tiny body parts they leave exposed, or some very good grenades, like incendiary Bouncing Betties that split off into multiple explosive bits, you'll have to fire on these barriers continuously to wear them down and get at the enemies behind them. Fortunately, we came equipped with both. Still, we found ourselves alternating between sighting far-off enemies to pluck them off with sniper headshots, and scrambling for cover after turning a corner to find a handful of mercs dug in at different locations (on different floors of buildings, behind on-the-ground cover, or manning high-up turrets). In fact, we found ourselves reaching for health packs and occasionally ducking behind cover to recharge our chewed-up personal shields (which work just like those in the Halo series by losing power when you take damage but regenerating if you can get to cover). However, we eventually managed to pick off all our foes--not an easy task even with a fully-loaded character. Then again, for those looking for a real challenge, Borderlands will also offer an enhanced "elite" mode the second time you play through it--the lowly enemies you faced your first time around will start around level 30 or so.

We then skipped ahead to a different area much further in the game, closer to the alien vault. As it turns out, although Borderlands' early areas take place in dusty deserts, there are also more-advanced areas that take place on snowy mountaintops, where the mysterious alien creatures known as the Eridians guard their vault. The Eridians seem like a race of insect-men--several of the lower-level ones walk upright on two legs but have wings and can either take huge flying leaps or simply take to the air and fly. They carry their own ranged weapons but don't seem to hesitate at the opportunity to leap in your face and claw at it. In addition, since they're aliens with totally different bodies than humans, they're effectively immune to headshots, though if you're persistent enough, you can find their weak spots to score critical hits (or you can continue reading this sentence, since they seem most vulnerable in their hindquarters, just below their abdomens).

Fortunately, these beastly aliens aren't immune to rockets, and they're less immune to rocket launchers that fire multiple explosive rounds, and the smaller ones blow up pretty good. However, there are multiple varieties of these aliens, including giant-sized ones, and they don't just walk or fly around on their own power--they also cruise the skies in gigantic alien craft that carry multiple troops. If you're feeling really ambitious, you can open fire on these alien vessels, but doing so can earn you a lot of attention from some very angry aliens.

What we've seen of Borderlands suggests that it will offer all the action of a conventional shooter (different weapon classes, headshots, weapon melee, and significant cover that must be used in the heat of battle to duck out of the way and recharge spent energy shields or reload your clip), along with the unendingly random loot of an addictive RPG.

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[DakkoN]

Re: Borderlands

I've been excited for this game ever since I seen it on the cover of Game Informer way back when.. I'm thinking I'm going to trade in UFC this week to help pay for it, since I can't afford 2K10, Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, Modern Warfare 2, and Borderlands without some kind of help. Hoping Gamestop tacks on some kind of 20% extra credit when putting it towards Borderlands.

[briand23]

Re: Borderlands

I am very excited for this game... I do have a couple general questions though... here goes:

1. Does the amount of damage you deal (with weapons) increase as you gain level? Or is it just based on the "type" of weapon you are using?
2. Along with question #1, do weapons increase in level? Meaning the higher the level of a similar weapon, then the greater the damage or more specialties (ie fire damage, explosive rounds etc...)
3. Are there level restrictions for the types of weapons you can use? Can a starting character use a high-level (if there are weapon levels) right away, or do you need to wait to acquire a certain level to qualify to use said weapon?

Thanks for whom ever that answers... Im guessing it will be Flawless b/c he seems to have most of the detailed posts in these forums... great stuff btw.

[Cusefan]

Re: Borderlands

I love Coop Play, FPSers, Exploring, and finding loot.

Think ill pick this one up

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: Borderlands

I've been excited for this game ever since I seen it on the cover of Game Informer way back when.. I'm thinking I'm going to trade in UFC this week to help pay for it, since I can't afford 2K10, Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, Modern Warfare 2, and Borderlands without some kind of help. Hoping Gamestop tacks on some kind of 20% extra credit when putting it towards Borderlands.

I traded in UFC the other day and got $27. I had some bonuses though, I believe they'll give you $20 if I'm not mistaken.

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

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[allBthere]

Re: Borderlands

can you talk to people?

are there interiors - like in that town, can you enter shops or homes?

If it's just shooting everything you see, the shooting element doesn't look strong enough for me - I'd rather just have cod6.

This game needs major rpg elements for my interest otherwise it's just a weaker fallout3.

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

Borderlands is very light on dialogue and NPC interactions.

[Kearnzo]

Re: Borderlands

can you talk to people?

are there interiors - like in that town, can you enter shops or homes?

If it's just shooting everything you see, the shooting element doesn't look strong enough for me - I'd rather just have cod6.

This game needs major rpg elements for my interest otherwise it's just a weaker fallout3.

Honestly, this game is more geared towards being a FPS than an RPG. The skill tree elements are really the big RPG draw, but other than that, it's a big open world FPS for the most part.

In terms of shops and things, there are vendors and quest givers, but quests don't really seem to have much of a story. More or less, kill person X in exchange for weapon Y, or retrieve an item for money. Simple things like that.

The real draw is in the number of guns and looting.

BTW, can't wait for this!

[Flawless]

Re: Borderlands

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[Cubfan]

Re: Borderlands

That 30 min video just made the wait for next week harder. I want Borderlands now.